The Bengals ended Detroit’s playoff hopes on Christmas’ eve, upsetting the visitors from the Motor City just one week after being dismantled by the Vikings, and two after losing badly at home to the struggling Bears.
Not only they beat a team that was in the thick of the Wild Card race, but they did it without their top three offensive tackles while losing running back Joe Mixon to an injury in the first half.
They also overcame another poor performance by Andy Dalton and yet another pedestrian afternoon by A.